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1 Project overview

1. What is DETECt ? 2. Who is DETECt ? 3. «Why» DETECt ? 4. DETECt research 5. DETECt teaching 6. DETECt dissemination and impact

1. What is DETECt ? “DETECt investigates the topics of identity and popular culture and aims to examines how from 1989 to the present, the transnational circulation of crime narratives from various European countries has contributed to the emergence of a plural, transcultural European identity”

1. What is DETECt ? Funding scheme Coordinator University of Bologna H2020 Research and Innovation action Project Leader Prof. Monica Dall’Asta Call Duration Understanding Europe: April 2018- July 2021 Promoting The European Budget Public an Cultural Space 2.500.000 euros

2. Who is DETECT ? Academic partners Stakeholders Scholars in: University of Aarhus Visit Aarhus Literary studies University of Aalborg MISO Film (Copenhagen) Film studies TV2 (Copenhagen) University of Limoges Television studies German School for Film University of Ioannina Sociology and Television (Berlin) University of Debrecen Digital Humanities Bibliothèque des littératures University of Bucharest policières (Paris) Computer Science Link Campus University (Rome) Queen’s University Belfast Freie Universität Berlin 6 KU Leuven

3. « Why » DETECT ?

3. « Why » DETECT ? CULT-COOP-04-2017 “Contemporary histories of Europe on artistic and cultural practices” “The list of artistic and literary expressions that represent Europe for many Europeans or non-Europeans is open-ended [and forms] the backbone of a European cultural identity and cultural heritage. (…) The specific challenge of the topic is to critically investigate the evolving representations of Europe in contemporary artistic and creative expressions in the light of changing societal historical and cultural contexts.

3. « Why » DETECT ? CULT-COOP-04-2017 Expected impact Research will result in better knowledge of cultural Europeanisation in the making and in new, innovative tools and material for formal and informal education. (…) . It will contribute to enhanced cultural inter-comprehension among Europeans. Research outputs and dissemination means will be adapted to contemporary art and literature consumption patterns in Europe.

4. DETECt research Circulation Production (WP4) Representation (WP5) and Reception (WP6) - How are crime narratives - How is European society (co-)produced on a represented in crime - How are European crime European level? narratives? narratives discussed in different countries? - How do production - - Do these representations strategies and policies facilitate or obstacle - Are they perceived as promote transcultural transcultural exchange? European ? exchanges? - - Are characters, stories and - (How) are these places (re)presented as productions presented as European ? European ? 1 0

4. DETECt research Final Conference Workshops Publications “The Image of Europe in - - Investigating European Noir: - Handbook of European - Research Experiences and Crime Narratives Popular Crime Transcultural Perspectives - History of Europe narratives” - (Bologna, 2018) through Contemporary (Rome, June 2021) - - Digital Tools and Methods to Crime Narrative Study European Popular - Journals special issues: - Culture (Belfast, 2019) The European Review, - - Histories of Europe through Academic Quarter, Cinéma Crime Fiction (Bucharest, et Cie , Alphaville , etc. 2020) 11

+ Sue Turnbull (University of Wollongong) DEADLINE CFP April 15 2019 12

5. DETECt teaching Creation of learning materials & - Delivery of teaching activities on six research areas: - 1) The Crime Genre: History and Theory - 2) Representing European History - 3) The Geography of European Crime Narratives - 4) Production and distribution strategies - 5) Diversity - 6) Promotion and reception - → University Courses (UNIBO: History of Seriality, Film Theory, Videomaking - workshops ) → DETECt Learning Community - 13

6. DETECt dissemination and impact: the portal ❖ Learning Community ❖ Atlas of European crime narratives ❖ Mobile app ❖ MOOC 14

6. DETECt dissemination and impact: events ❖ Public conferences with authors and professionals ❖ Screenings ❖ Exhibition Border? What Border? ❖ Screenwriting contest Irish crime fiction and Brexit A conversation with Anthony Quinn & Brian McGilloway. Moderated by Andrew Pepper ❖ Wikipedia Edit-a-thons (Queen’ s University Belfast) March 21 , 6PM Peter Froggatt Centre Room 02/01 1 Queen ’ s University Belfast 7-9 College Park Belfast 15

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online www.detect-project.eu www.facebook/com/DETECtH2020 www.twitter.com/DETECtH2020 www.instagram.com/DETECt_H2020 17

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